Monday, September 28, 2015

I
have come across the following Canadian genealogy, history and
heritage websites, social media, and newspaper articles this past
week that were of interest to me, and I thought you might be
interested in them, too.

This
Week in Canadian History

September
28, 1857 - Great Western Railway opened from Galt to Guelph,
Ontario.

The line was taken over by the Grand Trunk
Railway in August 1882, and in time, it became a major part of the
Canadian National Railway's southern Ontario routes. The majority of
the mainlines remain in use to this day.

ANAF:
Heritage deserves more attention

The
African-Canadian military heritage in Canada is still generally
unknown and unwritten.

Many
Canadians of all races are totally unaware that African-Canadians
served, fought, bled and died on many battlefields for the cause of
freedom. The fact that approximately 600 African-Canadian soldiers
served in a segregated, non-combatant labour battalion during First
World War has been one of the best kept secrets in Canadian military
history.

The
Toronto agency, Red Urban, has launched a new campaign for the
Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), which includes the brand’s first-ever
broadcast spot.It's a 60-second
spot, which made its debut during the Emmy's, is promoting the HBC
History Foundation’s launching of a new series of historical
narratives exploring Canadian history. The
HBC is nearly 350 years old. It was established in 1670, was founded
as the ‘Company of Adventurers trading into Hudson Bay.’ It's
archives are at the Archives of Manitoba at https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/These
archives were in London, England until 1970, when they were transferred to Manitoba. There
is an Online Finding Aid at
https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/resource/index.html

40
years since the dawn of the Cold War

The
Military Museums in Calgary opens a unique exhibit on Saturday 26
September 2015, marking the 40th anniversary of the Cold War
between Russia and the Allied Counties - of which Canada was one.

The
CF-18 Hornet, CF-5 Freedom Fighter, CF-104 Starfighter and the F-86
Sabre are the highlights of the exhibit, but this is not just about
aircraft. The exhibit features artifacts and descriptions of a time
when the threat of nuclear war was all-too real.

During
those tense decades, 37 Canadian airmen were killed in crashes
involved the CF-104 alone.

Sixty
countries around the world took part in World Rivers Day, held on
the last Saturday in September.

It
was established by Mark Angelo, a native of British Columbia, an
active and internationally celebrated river conservationist.

This
year is the 35th anniversary of British Columbia Rivers Day, and
this year it is especially timely for British Columbia because of the
warm, dry weather they had this summer, It caused the rivers to reduce their water flows to low levels and higher water temperatures caused problems for the fish.

And finally,
after the news erupted this summer about the unacceptable N-word in 11
place names in Quebec, the Quebec Toponymy Commission has ordered name
changes.The commission
recognized six place names in the province that include the N-word in English and
five that include the word nègre, which in French can mean both
Negro and the N-word.This
is a victory for Rachel Zellars, a PhD student at McGill University
who started a petition to get the names removed. For example, some of the places are Niger River, near Sherbrooke, Lac du Nègre and
Ruisseau du Nègre in west Quebec, and Rivière du Nègre near
Drummondville, Le Buttereau-du-Nègre on Îles-de-la-Madeleine and
Lac à Ti-Nègre near Shawinigan.So for
genealogists out there who have ancestors who lived in these areas,
please make note of this change which will occur with the names. The new names should be
released shortly.

And that was the
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Booklet #1 - The War of 1812: Canada and the United States

The booklet, “The War of 1812: Canada and the United States”, gives a synopsis of the causes of the War, and details the battles that took place (who, where, and when), and which included British forces, Blacks, and Aboriginal warriors who fought on both sides of the conflict.

Booklet #2 – Migration: Canada and the United States

These headings offer good examples of those who came to Canada, or of Canadians who left for the U.S, and why. The booklet gives a synopsis of what records to look for, the books written on the subject, where to find online resources, and a bonus list of some famous Canadians who migrated to the U.S.